Find out how popular the last name Barreda is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Barreda.

Barreda, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Barreda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barreda in America

Barreda is the 24260th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barreda surname appeared 1,034 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Barreda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barreda to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Barreda

The surname Barreda originated in the Basque region of Spain and France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Basque language word "barri," meaning new, and "eda," meaning farmhouse or estate. Thus, the name likely referred to someone who lived in a new farmhouse or newly established estate.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Barreda can be found in the Becerro Galicano, a census-like document compiled in the late 13th century. This document lists several individuals with the surname Barreda residing in the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia.

In the 14th century, the name Barreda appeared in various historical records from the region, including land deeds, tax rolls, and legal documents. One notable example is Juan de Barreda, a landowner and local official in the town of Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa, who lived from around 1340 to 1410.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Barreda family expanded their influence and holdings in the Basque region. Notable figures from this period include Martín de Barreda (c. 1520-1585), a successful merchant and shipowner from Bilbao, and Catalina de Barreda (c. 1570-1638), a wealthy landowner and philanthropist from Donostia-San Sebastián.

As the Basque people migrated to other parts of Spain and the Americas, the surname Barreda spread as well. In the 18th century, Ignacio de Barreda (1701-1778) was a prominent colonist and landowner in New Spain (present-day Mexico). His descendants continued to play significant roles in the region's development.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Barreda was Pedro Gómez de la Barreda (1833-1912), a Mexican philosopher, educator, and pioneer of positivism in Latin America. He founded the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria and played a crucial role in shaping the country's education system.

Throughout history, variations of the name Barreda have included Barrieda, Barriedas, and Barrietas, reflecting the influence of different regional dialects and spelling conventions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barreda

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Barreda.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Barreda was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Barreda has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Barreda was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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